The Dumbest Things Trump and Hillary Said During the Presidential Debate

September 27, 2016 | By Jon Hartley

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You can’t be a complete moron and run for president, but that doesn’t stop our presidential candidates from fumbling their lines and saying some really stupid things during debates. Check out some of the dumb things that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump said in the first presidential debate.

The Drapery Fabric Story

Early in the debate, Hillary Clinton launched into some ridiculously dull story about how her father had crafted drapery fabric when she was a child, even detailing the procedure he’d use. Obviously she was pandering to working class Americans, but she could have left most of that out.